Chapter 13 of Clara Hopgood is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Clara Hopgood is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’ In the morning her kind hostess came to her bedside. ‘You’ve got a mother, haven’t you—leastways, I know you have, because you wrote to her.’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Well, and you lives with her and she looks after you?’
Chapter 13 of Clara Hopgood is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading “In the morning her kind hostess came to her bedside.”
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’”
the act of giving
From this reading “MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’”
a woman host
From this reading “In the morning her kind hostess came to her bedside.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “‘Well, and you lives with her and she looks after you?’”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “‘Well, and you lives with her and she looks after you?’”
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading “MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “‘You’ve got a mother, haven’t you—leastways, I know you have, because you wrote to her.’”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘You’ve got a mother, haven’t you—leastways, I know you have, because you wrote to her.’
later than; following
From this reading MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Well, and you lives with her and she looks after you?’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’
for the reason that
From this reading ‘You’ve got a mother, haven’t you—leastways, I know you have, because you wrote to her.’
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading In the morning her kind hostess came to her bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In the morning her kind hostess came to her bedside.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’
the act of giving
From this reading MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ‘You’ve got a mother, haven’t you—leastways, I know you have, because you wrote to her.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘You’ve got a mother, haven’t you—leastways, I know you have, because you wrote to her.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You’ve got a mother, haven’t you—leastways, I know you have, because you wrote to her.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’
a woman host
From this reading In the morning her kind hostess came to her bedside.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘You’ve got a mother, haven’t you—leastways, I know you have, because you wrote to her.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning her kind hostess came to her bedside.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading In the morning her kind hostess came to her bedside.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ‘You’ve got a mother, haven’t you—leastways, I know you have, because you wrote to her.’
if nothing else (“leastwise” is informal and “leastways” is colloquial)
From this reading ‘You’ve got a mother, haven’t you—leastways, I know you have, because you wrote to her.’
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ‘Well, and you lives with her and she looks after you?’
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading ‘Well, and you lives with her and she looks after you?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning her kind hostess came to her bedside.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ‘You’ve got a mother, haven’t you—leastways, I know you have, because you wrote to her.’
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’
on one occasion
From this reading MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Well, and you lives with her and she looks after you?’
a thing, without saying which
From this reading MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning her kind hostess came to her bedside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MRS CAFFYN persuaded Madge to go to bed at once, after giving her ‘something to comfort her.’
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ‘Well, and you lives with her and she looks after you?’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Well, and you lives with her and she looks after you?’
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading ‘You’ve got a mother, haven’t you—leastways, I know you have, because you wrote to her.’
an affirmative
From this reading ‘Yes.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You’ve got a mother, haven’t you—leastways, I know you have, because you wrote to her.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You’ve got a mother, haven’t you—leastways, I know you have, because you wrote to her.’
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